Receptacle-closure means



' Jung 2-4, 1930.

' H. J. MELVI LLE RECEPTACLE CLOSURE MEANS 2 SheetsShe't 1 Filed Jan. 18, 1928 1i .5 i 1/15 f16' f g/zz/ Mania". e275 J/YZI/JLZZQ June 24, 1930. I MELWLLE Y 765,989

- RECEPTACLE CLOSURE MEANS Filed Jan. 18, 1928 2 SheetsSh eet 2 r "Z2 XXL! \[Z I i Z Japan/$071 E655 I Q Patented June 24, 1930 iER EBNe 'M I I iJt b l el esdi 'CI f nncErTAcLncLosuian i'rnAns I h pn ation 1fi1ed January 13,4928. Serial No; 247,471.

This inventionrelates to refuse containers, and more particularly to ash receptacles, although' icertain featuresthereot ma bev employed with equal advantage 7 for other 22:2 purposes.

It c mpl es 3 visionfof means for effecting the normal closure of receptacles which readily admit refuse: therein for conc'ealment from sight and. to avoid obnoxious-colors.

o Known receptacle closure meansvare not especially aclaptecl to admit the contents theretowithout subjecting the approximate environment to the odors and distasteful appearance -resulting therefrom. The fact is that known ash- .rec'eptacles soon become noxious :an'cl most disagreeable; owing ,to"

h mo e i gcontentsthereof WhiC hf Or C li; narily' are not, concealed from the exterior. As a'consequence these are notvery desirable 1 for -domestic use in that the surround "ing: tn1osphere,-,- is I thereby. :J'

materially I affected fi'IWith-th'e general indulgence cigarette smoking by the fairer sex, much annoyance I is caused by the refuse "incidentgthereto, 6111 66 :such is -m ost disagreeable, obnoxrous and unsightly. M

g One obj ect ofpresent simplify the construction and improve the v v operation of the closure" clevicesof the; chary-z Another iobject v inentalities for concealing refuse frornf sight,

Still another ,Qbgectisfthe A receptacle; having a normally closed orifice receptive of refuseresponisive to varying the .positionthereof. 1 11 w; f V

- r u further object is the? provision of; confronting, members 1]; arranged. to. normally actermentionedn i V I ji slth'e provision 0f] instrik d pr g th gen rat f-edem teriorlyo-fthe receptacle. p r

gravitate inefii'ecting a closure of arecep- ,fA still furtherobjectisjthe p dviin (if tacle so as to admit ref use therein responsive 313'; 3* to inclining the receptacle;

7 r a receptacle having means normally gg 'a t tating toclose the'e entrance orifice thereof a and receptive of refuse-responsive to impart ng rocking movementthereto g j: 1

'gu .6 j V @taken substantially along line 1VI, YI of Figu ,l j Figure isj a sec tionalvievv taken su'hstantially along line VII-XIII; of Figure e ec p aele in fl i flw a mit the erec eption, of refuse therein! l tion of a still further modified; 'e of closure instrumentalities prov sion; of a confronting ,rnembers vpendently supported. fonnormal gravitation to close the. entrance orificethereof. 7 gOtherobjects and ,aclvantagesfwill appear f'f'seiifurniti idt t istliefpr'ovisionof from the following descriptionfof an illiistr-ative (embodimentof the present invention. ,In the drayvingsi Figure l Figure 2is" a;s,ectional view in elevation i aa la r efl evic i f e .boclying' features of the'present inventlon.

taken substantially; along fline' of gu al I Figure 3' 1s aisectlonal View 111 elevation Figure, 1; v

I taken substantially along line J of sectional view ;in elevation i -.Figu1-e 8 is a fragmentary vlvv in el-ev flange .11 to define afnouth 1210f any pl'sired v isfa 51211 1 ern'g boclin ent of the prese t invention;

4 Figure .4 is fa l view. similar to Figure, .3,

s w n e c n an intlinednqs n jtogefiect the reception offrefu'se within the receptacle .0 s een 1 The semen- 1m; selectegfl'l or illustration coin-i prises a "receptacle QIof any suitalole 'cions. t ei ,;P rabl el p dfee tha th walls; thereof "terminate 'inff a peripheral est e wep 1 eQm-hhe ea -V j .19 and QO, tono'rmally maintain'the blocks .17 and 18 in abutting relation with the flanges 16 to serve as a closure for thelorifiee'l5w a tacle 10, to enable the removal of the refuse and cleansing of the parts.

7 As shown, the plate 131s provided'with an orifice defined by inclined confronting flang'es 16 struck therefrom to guide refuse therethrough'. In order to normally mai11- tain the orifice 15"closed' so as to conceal V q 'the refuse from sight and-preclude the ohnoxious odors issuing therefrom, closure meansare provlded for that purpose. The closure means consist, in this '1nstance,-of a pair of'orifice closureblois 17 and 18 which surfaces 17 -and 18" respect vely, which conare pendently supported blocks 17 and 18 are provided with inclined form with theincli'nation of'the confronting flanges 16" of the top plate 13. I The links'19 I and have the extremities thereof'p-rovided with stud 21 which engage'vertically disposed flanges 22 s'ec'uredto the} underside ofthe plate 13 intermediate the flanges 16:. Fasteners 23 engage the lateral-faces of the closure blocks '17and 18, these being carried by the extremities 23 of the opposing links a With this arrangement, the pendently sup? ported members 17- and 18 normally gravitate to "assume a confronting relation in contact with each otherto close the orifice 15,

Cigarettes, ashes and other refuse are disposed on the inclined flangeslfi'or the closure members 17 18, and lodged-within the receptacle 10 by inclining/the position thereof so that the members .17''18"will"sep- .arate owingfto' the tendency of retaining theirlvertical suspension in a manner illustrated inFigure 4'owingto the action of effect the separation thereof Lthevert-ical depending -side flanges '22 are provided with inclined surfaces 23 conforming 'withithe .no'r m'al; inclination of the sur'faces 17-118 o-ff theg closure members 17 and '18,' these terminating 'in fa'nib disposed centrally v oftheorifice 15 so astojpreclude the closure Irw n" re cede' therefrom to admit refuse there etween... V Tonenablelthei clination of the receptacle 1 with ease the corners thereof are preferably rounded as at 2 7"ltherebyifacilitatinga rolling action, in a: direction transfver se to c axis ofthe link mountings 21 0f the closure mammal? ai sobviously t y' links'19 and 20 respectively. It is; tobe noted that the o both closure members. would "tend to swing in the same directlon'and' to- 1 To accommodate clgaret smoking implements, ar'cuate depressions 84' I 'are' provided in the top plate 13, so that the ignited extremities'thereof will be disposed above the inclined -fianges16 'so that'the 'tacle 10 may be so shaped and'balanced as v toposition'the center of gravity centrally' thereof at its bottomto normally retain it in a vertical position, thereby insuring the normal erect position thereof whichinsures' the closure of the orifice15 owing to the gravitation of the members 17-'18 in the a path thereof- It will be noted that rollers (shown in dotted lines) "may be substituted for the closure members 17 and 18, since such are readily cleansed of the refuse. 7 It is altogether possible to use *a' single closure member so balanced and suspended as to normally, close the orifice15 (see Figure 8). A modified embodiment disclosed in figures 5, 6 and-7 consists of the receptacle 10 having peripheral flanges -11-to receive a plate 13' wh'ich is provided with a depend ing peripheral flange 14 in contact" therewith for-support thereon. The plate13 is provided with an orifice 15'ydefined byjinclined confrontingflanges 16'.- A peripheral flange 28 is formed interiorly of the rep 'ceptacle' 10 to'supp'ort" a plate 29 which is telescopically received within the receptacle '10. The plate 29: is provided with a'cent ral depression 30 defining surfaces 30 and 31 inclined to intersect centrally of the orifice "15. Closure means, in this instance roller's 17 and 18 aredisposed' inthe inclined surffaces'81'fand32 respectively, so as-to normally gravitate to" a'position in the path of the orifice 15 theycontactingto preclude communication through the orifice 15 Side flanges- 22? disposed intermediate the in chnedflanges 16'are provided'with arcuate surfaces 24" conforming'with the curvature of the rollers 17-18? to define a -nib 25,

thereby precluding the gravitation"of the rollers 17 18 past the-median line 26 off the orifice'15;

i A" substantially rectangular passage" provided in theplate 29 in alignment with the orifice 15 so as to admit :the refuse there I through into thereceptacle 10". It will be apparent that the inclination of the receptacle 10 in a direction" transverse of; the i and through the passage '83 to'fall' withinthe receptacle 10. r In this instancethe exterior bottom edges of the receptacle'10 are rounded 'axiesof the rollers 177-18.will'causethe I r 7 separation thereof to admit refuse through ft-he orifice 15" between the rollers 17".V18

as "at 27to'facilitate the rocking movement necessary to effect theseparation ofthe r011 ers 17'-'18 in admitting refus'e' through the w the closurev of the "receptacle 10'.

orifice against the normaltendency of the 1 rollers to gravitate to a positionin thefpath of the orifice '15, thereby normally effecting E 1125 LQS, cigars or other ios niovalof the refuse contents therein.

ashes dropping there from will find its Way to the orifice 15 without creating a mess about the surroundings. The component parts are readily removable to enable the cleansing of the receptacle and theready re- 7 Various changes maybe made in the embodiment of the invention herein'specifically v described Without departing from or sacrr ficingany of the advantages thereof as defined in the appended claims. g

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described,

i the combination .with a receptacle having for supporting said rollers to normally efiect- V the gravitation thereof to. closed position,

8. In a'device of the character described, the combination With a receptacle having an orifice, of confronting rollers, links 1 for pendently supporting said 'rollers to nor-- mally effect the gravitation thereof to closed position, and means on said receptacle enabling the inclination thereof to effect the'separation of said rollers to admit refuse through said orifice.

, .HERBERT J. MELVILLE orifice, of a "closure therefor comprising. a

paired rollers, and means supportingfsaid rollers to normally effect the gravitation thereof to closed position, said receptacle being-formed to enable the ready inclination thereof to remove said" rollers. fromfthe orifice. 4. In a device of the character described,

the combination with a receptaclehavingan orifice, of a closure therefor comprising paired rollers, and means supporting said closure to normally effect the gravitation of said rollers to closedposition, and means for shifting said rollers responsive to inclining said receptacle. 1 i a 5. In a device of the character described,

' the combination With a receptacle having an orifice, of members having arcuate surfaces disposed 1n confrontlngrelatlon, and means for supporting said members-to nor mally effect the gravitationofsaid arcuate I surfaces into the path'of said orifice.

' v 6. In a device ofthe character described, I

the combination With a receptacle having an orifice, of rollers disposed in confronting relation, means for normally maintaining said members in the'lpath of said orifice, and pendent'supporting links for said'mem bers to effect the movement thereof respon- I j sive to imparting an impacttosaid receptacle, thereby admitting refuse through'said orifice. I v a r a 7. In a; device of the characterdescribed, V ,the comblnation' With a receptacle having an orifice,of confronting rollers, and-means 

